Dubai floods leave Scots stranded after Emirates cancels flights

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SCOTS have been left stranded in Dubai after an airline cancelled all of its flights from the city due to “historic” levels of rainfall.

Dubai International Airport was hit with flooding on Wednesday during a highly unusual bout of heavy rainfall in the United Arab Emirates.

A statement from the airport posted on X/Twitter said: “We advise you NOT to come to the airport, unless absolutely necessary.Flights continue to be delayed and diverted. Please check your flight status directly with your airline.“We are working hard to recover operations as quickly as possible in very challenging conditions.”

There is also suggestion that the rain may have been due to “cloud seeding” – a process by which government-run small aircraft burn special salt flares while flying through clouds.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.

 

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